A Real Good Time: The Simple Greatness of Rod Stewart's Faces | Howard Stern A Real Good Time: The Simple Greatness of Rod Stewart's Faces 5 Reasons Rod Stewart’s Classic Band Deserves More Of Your Attention Oct. 26, 2015 Photo: Facebook By HowardStern.com Editorial Rod Stewart may be an international superstar today, but some of his best work could have been exclusively played down at a local pub for seven rowdy Brits. We speak, of course, of the Faces, the band in which Rod Stewart served as lead singer from 1970-1975. You've probably heard a Faces song in passing (it was " Stay With Me ," we'll tell you right now) but maybe thought it was simply a Rod Stewart solo tune. The case can easily be made that the Faces are among the greatest rock acts of all time, and one of the first rock "supergroups." However, at their core, the Faces was merely the reconstruction of a broken-up Small Faces with half of the Jeff Beck Group.

In January 1969, lead singer/guitarist Steve Marriott had left the Small Faces to form Humble Pie with Peter Frampton (another group which deserves your utmost attention ). The remaining members - bassist Ronnie Lane, keyboardist Ian McLagan, and drummer Kenney Jones - hooked up with Jeff Beck Group bassist Ronnie Wood (switching to guitar), who brought along his mate, Jeff Beck Group singer Rod Stewart. The result was a swagger unmatched by anyone this side of the "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out"-era Stones . Through their four studio albums, one live album, and several non-LP tracks, the Faces make one hell of a case that the boozy, good-time band should be much higher on the totem pole of rock royalty. (Not that they'd care either way.) Sure, they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (with the Small Faces) in 2012, but still, the fact that they're not regularly mentioned with the Who, the Stones, Zeppelin, etc. makes less sense the more Faces music you hear.

At the same time, the Faces never took themselves all that seriously - a breath of fresh air in a time when prog rock was becoming a thing, the concept album-era had achieved full bloom, and rock music was considered "art." The Faces were aggressively unpretentious. They knew that rock & roll should be fun (they kept a fully stocked bar on stage during every show, for crying out loud) and as a result, any Faces album acts as an instant playlist for any party worth crashing. Simply put, the Faces kick ass. Here are a few reasons the Faces should be your new favorite band. 1. "Bad 'n' Ruin" (Long Player, 1971) The Faces strut n' swagger at its finest. The lead track off their 2nd album, "Long Player," might as well be the band's mission statement. All the elements are working in conjunction with one another, adding up to a symphony of unfiltered groove. Kenney Jones can be forgiven for his misguided 'stache in this clip, however. 2. "Too Bad" (A Nod Is As Good As A Wink…, 1971) Rod Stewart, ladies and gentleman.

Rod's vocals are as good as they've ever been on "Too Bad," a fun, rollicking track off of the Faces best album, "A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse." He really lets it rip right from the get go, and never lets up. "Too Bad" alone would make Rod a legend. Add in Ronnie Wood's down-and-dirty guitar work throughout, and you've got a killer Stewart/Wood penned tune. 3. "Ooh La La" (Ooh La La, 1971) Okay, you've heard this one (at least if you've seen "Rushmore" or "Without a Paddle" recently). Written by Ronnie Lane and sung by Ronnie Wood (his only lead vocal on a Faces track), "Ooh La La" covers everything great about the Faces in a very atypical way. Great riff, great melody, wonderfully ragged vocals, and a sweet sense of humor underneath the surface. The tune was covered decades later by Rod as a tribute to the late Ronnie Lane. 4.

"(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Every Picture Tells A Story, 1971) The Faces appeared on several Rod Stewart solo tracks of the era, including this barn burning cover of the Temptations' "(I Know) I'm Losing You." Even if you're not big on drum solos, you'll be fixated on Kenney Jones' showcase at the four-minute mark. 5. "Debris" (A Nod Is As Good As A Wink…, 1971) One of the best Faces tracks may also be one of the best rock ballads out there. "Debris" shows that the Faces had heart and soul to go along with that swagger. The main contributor there is bassist Ronnie Lane, whose homespun, folksier tunes gave the Faces another sharp tool to whip out every so often. There's no better example of that then "Debris," an ode to Lane's father. You could argue that the best moment in the Faces catalogue is that Stewart/Lane harmony on the bridge of this tune. By 1975, the band's split was inevitable.

Rod's superstardom was already in full swing, with Ronnie Wood already beginning his forty year (and counting) gig with the Stones. Ronnie Lane had left the group in 1973 (and would be diagnosed with MS shortly after), and in 1978, Kenney Jones would replace Keith Moon in the Who. Ian McLagen became one of the most in-demand session and touring keyboardists in rock, additionally curating the band's legacy until his untimely death last year. Regardless, the Faces' music remains timeless, and ripe for rediscovery. Rod, Woody and Kenney even reunited for a charity gig in September, 2015, with talk of further gigs down the line. For a more in-depth look at the Faces, pick up their definitive box set, "Five Guys Walk Into A Bar," which collects hits, rarities, and live cuts together in a seamless portrait of the group. According to AllMusic , "there has never been a better box set" than "Five Guys." Check out Rod Stewart's new album "Another Country," out now!

Rod Stewart becomes the lead singer Faces after the disbandment of Small Faces Rod Stewart becomes the lead singer Faces after the disbandment of Small Faces by sabrina-lee Rod Stewart is a British singer and songwriter known for his distinctive raspy singing voice. He started out as a solo artist and later became members of other musical groups. In the fifth decade of his musical career, Stewart had sold over 100 million records across the world—making him one of the best selling artists of all time. He has had 16 top ten singles in the US, along with many other achievements, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On this day, October 18th, 1969, Rod Stewart became the lead singer of the English rock and roll band, Faces. The band was formed after the disbandment of Small Faces by some of the remaining members. Small Faces was heavily influenced by American rhythm and blues. The band was founded in 1965 and they’re remembered as one of the most acclaimed and influential mod groups of the sixties. Faces acted as a revived version of the original Small Faces group and existed from 1969 to 1975.

Today’s History Rod Stewart - Biography - IMDb Rod Stewart Biography Showing all 82 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trade Mark (2) | Trivia (38) | Personal Quotes (34) Overview (4) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) Rod Stewart was born on January 10, 1945 in Highgate, London, England as Roderick David Stewart. He has been married to Penny Lancaster since June 16, 2007. They have two children. He was previously married to Rachel Hunter and Alana Stewart . Spouse (3) ( 6 April 1979 - 1984) (divorced) (2 children) Trade Mark (2) Fifth child of Robert and Elsie Stewart. His brothers and sisters are Mary, Peggy, Don and Bob.

Has eight children: Sarah Thubron Streeter (born 1964) born to art student Susannah Boffey; Kimberly Stewart (born 21 August 1979) and Sean Stewart (born 1 September 1980) born to Alana Stewart (ex-wife of actor George Hamilton ; Ruby Stewart (born 17 June 1987), born to Kelly Emberg , his girlfriend at the time; Renee Stewart (born 1 June 1992), Liam McAlister Stewart (born 4 September 1994), born to ex-wife Rachel Hunter , a model, Alistair Wallace Stewart (born 27 November 2005) and Aiden Stewart (born 16 February 2011), born to wife Penny Lancaster . Contrary to popular belief, he was never a professional soccer player with Brentford Football Club before becoming a musician, this was one of many stories invented by his publicist when Rod was starting to hit the big time. Rod was successfully sued by Brazilian singer Jorge Ben Jor who claimed the tune to Rod's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" was too similar to his song "Taj Mahal".

Ben won the lawsuit and asked Rod to donate all his profits from the song to UNICEF. His daughter, Kimberly Stewart , designs shoes. Lead singer for the 1970s rock group The Faces . Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Gave his friend Elton John the nickname "Sharon". Covered Elton John 's hit song "Your Song". Although he was born in England and has English blood on his mother's side, he has Scottish blood on his father's side and prefers to be considered a Scotsman. In 1998, he bought the Victorian mansion Stargroves in Hampshire, which had previously belonged to Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones . He put on the first concert at SkyDome in Toronto, Canada in 1989. Voted the sexiest male spectacles wearer in a 2004 poll by Specsavers opticians. (March 9, 2005) Proposed to girlfriend Penny Lancaster at the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

They married according to their plan, on board his yacht "Lady Anne MaGee" in the Portofino harbor, Italy, after his divorce from Rachel Hunter was finalized. Contray to rumor, he did not play the harmonica on Millie Small 's 1964 #2 hit "My Boy Lollipop", her credited as Millie. Underwent successful surgery for thyroid cancer in July 2000, and announced he was completely recovered in January 2001. In an early stage of The Kinks , before future frontman Ray Davies was willing to be the lead singer, they recruited Stewart (who grew up in the same neighborhood as the Davies brothers) as a singer. After a couple of weeks of trying to be a band, Stewart and the future Kinks found that they did not get along that well, with their musical tastes being too different, and parted ways. First artist to record the Burt Bacharach / Carole Bayer Sager song "That's What Friends Are For" (for the movie Night Shift (1982)), four years before it became a number one hit for Dionne Warwick , Elton John , Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder .

Was the original lead singer of the Jeff Beck Group. However, when the band was scheduled to appear at Woodstock he quit on the eve of the show due to the fact that his best friend Ronnie Wood , who was playing bass at the time, was kicked out. Is a supporter of Glasgow Celtic Football Club. Winner of the 1993 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to music. The story that Rod once worked as a gravedigger was another myth which he created with his publicist. (November 14, 2006) Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture. Ranked #94 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Ranked #71 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll. Lives in Los Angeles, California.

Had relationships with Dee Harrington (1971-1975), Kelly Emberg (1983-1990), Bebe Buell and Britt Ekland . He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 11, 2005. Recorded several of his multi-platinum selling albums at Cherokee Recording Studios, including "A Night on the Town", "Footloose and Fancy Free" and "Blondes Have More Fun". The 2009 Sunday Times List estimated his net worth at $164 million. Discovered busking in a train station in the early 1960s by British blues pioneer Long John Baldry . Baldry was so impressed with Stewart's vocal prowess, he invited him to join his band, The Hoochie Coochie Men. Stewart has often admitted in interviews that he owes his great success to that chance meeting with Baldry.

When then-girlfriend Britt Ekland discovered that Rod was seeing other women, she filed a $12.5 million palimony suit, claiming that, as she had given up much of her career for him, she deserved a large portion of his income. The lawsuit was dismissed. When asked what he had like to have as his epitaph on Piers Morgan Tonight: Episode dated 30 March 2011 (2011), Stewart quipped, "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here.". During a period when first touring in the United States where rowdy Rod and his band were prohibited from staying in some hotels, the boys used to masquerade as Fleetwood Mac in order acquire accommodation. A lifelong collector of model trains, Stewart maintains an elaborate outlay in an upstairs room of his Los Angeles home that stretches the length of his house. Bases his layout scale on the 1940s New York Central and Pennsylvania line. (July 2, 2007) Performed at the "Concert for Diana" at the new Wembley Stadium in London, England.

He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Music and Charity. He is a singer and songwriter in Essex, England. Personal Quotes (34) Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house. [on looking young] The secret is to moisturise the face. I've been doing that since I was 17 years old. [on Brigitte Bardot ] She's the only woman I've ever had a sexual fantasy about. With me, looks come first, and she's everything a woman should be. She's blonde and beautiful, she's got the most incredible legs--et cetera, et cetera. And she's French as well. [on his former wife, Rachel Hunter , shortly after their break-up] She was the first woman who left me. [on being awarded the CBE] It's a marvellous occasion. We're the only country in the world to honour the common man. Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.

[on his move to Los Angeles, California] The British taxation in 1975 was absolutely crippling. I think about 84% of my income was going in income tax. And I wasn't inspired by the music scene in '73, '74, '75 either. I don't believe you should flaunt your wealth like Liberace or something. I don't know anybody that doesn't like being famous and anybody that doesn't like it shouldn't have thought about being famous in the first place. I think it's absolutely marvelous being famous. I love it. I like walking down the street and being recognised. I don't go out of my way to be recognised. I mean I don't go walking down the street in a pink satin suit. I don't think people expect Bruce Springsteen to come out in a pink satin jacket, but Rod Stewart they do. And I like doing it, I don't wear it just because I think I have to. I'm a very flamboyant person. I don't mind buying one round of drinks, but I am bloody well not going to buy another. I don't miss a penny. I get a daily statement about where every penny is going and every investment.

I wouldn't say I worry about money, but you never know what's around the corner. I worry more about my children's views on money sometimes. They've grown up privileged and it's an ongoing battle. They know the price of everything and the value of nothing. I've been lucky. I couldn't deal with it if I'd run out of barnet. Imagine me with a Bobby Charlton comb-over. My age group and our age group, the Stones [ The Rolling Stones ] and Elton [ Elton John ], it's hard to get on the radio. And it's hard to buy records now 'cos you can't buy 'em anywhere. My audience like to go in and buy records. [on Mick Jagger ] I've got utmost respect for Mick and the boys. I love 'em to death. He's a great singer, he's one of the greatest. He's not quite as good as me. I've always looked on myself as one of a band and never sought a solo career. It's always been a spiritual home, but as I don't live there I shouldn't comment on Scottish independence. If it's good for the Scots I'm happy.

I hope it's not a lot of kids thinking ' Braveheart (1995)'. I'd hate to see the union broken after all these years. And I don't think it will happen. I'm a romantic and like a one-on-one situation, candlelight and foreplay, all the old-fashioned things. There's never been much rivalry between any of our generation - well, maybe me and Elton [ Elton John ] but that's friendly. [on Mick Jagger ] Mick's a fine blues singer, but technically not as good as me. He's made the best of what he's got, but I don't think he could do standards and he may not want to. Every three years, Model Railroader puts me on their cover, which is better than Rolling Stone. [on Elton John ] The second-best rock singer ever. [on Tom Waits ] He's one of my favorite all-time songwriters. [on "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"] It certainly wasn't one of the best songs I've written.

It transformed me overnight into a sex symbol I suppose, for want of a better word, and everything that goes with that, and for a long time I believed everything I read about myself in the papers. People, when we do live shows, they love that song, everywhere around the world. I believe I'm a romantic. I can cry at sad films and I like candle-lit dinners. All depends what you describe as being a romantic. [on love songs] I've always written songs like that. I think it comes as the years go on, you mature a little bit and you want to write songs that are more loving songs. I've got a lot of English blood in me, not too much English blood, but I consider myself to be a fairly good lover, I've had no complaints. I've had no compliments either. When Scotland play England, I don't care if it's schoolboys or what it is, it's very serious.

[on the World Cup in 1986] If that had been an English goal when Maradona [ Diego Maradona ] handballed it, everyone would have said it was OK, it's just that it was on the other team, but I've got a feeling that none of the British teams could have won it, maybe it's about time we had a Great Britain team. It's only an idea. [on the World Cup in 1986] We played three, we weren't too good in the last one, but I was real proud of them. I was really proud of the British teams all round, not just Scotland. Being a football fan and playing Wembley, it's not like Wham! - I don't think are real football fans - but it means a hell of a lot to me. [on the suggestion his tax exile status could have prevented a knighthood] Mick [ Mick Jagger ] doesn't pay taxes here, and Tom [ Tom Jones ] lives in America. If my time comes, it will. And if it doesn't, I'm not bothered. Are you kidding? I never expected a CBE.

People said I went astray with Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? and they're absolutely right. I jumped on a bandwagon, but everyone loves it. It's my novelty song. I try to give the audience what they want, and sod the critics. Rod Stewart Biography - life, family, children, story, wife, young, son, old, born, marriage - Newsmakers Cumulation Rod Stewart Biography Singer Rod Stewart Born January 10, 1945, in London, England; married Alana Hamilton (a model), 1979 (divorced, 1984); married Rachel Hunter (a model), 1991 (divorced, 2006); children: Kimberly, Sean (from first marriage), Ruby (with Kelly Emberg), Renee, Liam (from second marriage), Alastair (with Penny Lancaster). Addresses: Record company —J-Records, 745 Fifth Ave., 6th Flr., New York, NY 10151.

Website — Career Worked as apprentice for Brentford Football Club, early 1960s; toured with folk singer Wizz Jones; sang in Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions, the Hoochie Coochie Men (later Steampacket), and Shotgun Express, mid-1960s; lead singer of the Jeff Beck Group, 1968–69; released first solo album, The Rod Stewart Album , 1969; joined the Small Faces (later the Faces), 1969; performed on MTV Unplugged , performance released on CD as Unplugged … And Seated , 1993; released Human , 2001; released Great American Songbook series, 2002–05; released Still the Same … Great Rock Classics of Our Time , 2006. Awards: Grammy Award for best traditional pop vocal album, Recording Academy, for Stardust … The Great American Songbook Volume III , 2004.

Sidelights Rod Stewart, perhaps the most popular British rocker of the 1970s, has enjoyed platinum record sales, seemingly permanent celebrity, an equally permanent place on classic rock radio, wealth, and the company of countless beautiful young women. Yet he has also suffered a 30-year assault on his reputation from the music press, eternally disappointed that he forsook his early '70s blend of rowdy rock-and-roll with rough, poignant folk music for a slick pop sound, heartstring-snapping ballads, and lyrics that celebrate his own playboy decadence.

At his best, wrote critic Jon Pareles in the New York Times , Stewart is "one of rock's more appealing personas—a rueful working-class rake, well aware of love's pratfalls but sincere when he pledges his devotion." Also key to his appeal is his distinctive raspy voice, which John Rockwell, another New York Times critic, described as a "whisky tenor" that combines "manly toughness with aching emotional pain and the sexuality that high voices have always symbolized." Born in a working-class part of London to a Scottish family, Stewart took up music as a young man in the early 1960s after working as an apprentice for the Brentford Football Club. He toured Europe with Wizz Jones, a folk singer. Over the next few years, he sang in several short-lived British R&B and blues-rock bands, including Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions, the Hoochie Coochie Men (which, after renaming itself Steampacket, toured with the Rolling Stones), and Shotgun Express. Stewart's first moment of rock stardom came as lead singer of the Jeff Beck Group, named after the band's guitarist, formerly of the mid-'60s British blues-rock band the Yardbirds.

Stewart's wildly emotional vocals fit well with Beck's heavy, dramatic guitar work. Together, on the albums Truth and Beck-Ola —"exercises in brilliant bombast," as Rolling Stone 's biography of Stewart puts it—they helped establish the heavy, pre-metal, blues-based rock sound that Jimi Hendrix and Cream were also exploring and that would soon make Led Zeppelin famous. In 1969, as Beck recovered from a car accident, Stewart and Beck's bass player, Ron Wood, left the band. Together, they recorded Stewart's acclaimed solo debut, The Rod Stewart Album . (That was its American title; it was named An Old Raincoat Won't Let You Down in Great Britain.) The album combined R&B and rock sounds with Stewart's folk roots to create a semi-acoustic rock and roll sound. Covers ranged from "Street Fighting Man," a then-recent Rolling Stones hit, to "Dirty Old Town," a classic folk song by Scottish songwriter Ewan MacColl. The songs Stewart wrote himself were poignant character sketches of misfits and people down on their luck. The combination of Wood's slide guitar and Stewart's gravelly voice was even more successful than Beck and Stewart's collaboration.

Stewart and Wood soon joined the band the Small Faces, whose lead singer had just left. After putting out their first album, First Step , in the spring of 1970, which established them as a sloppy but fun band with a heavy Rolling Stones influence, the group renamed itself the Faces. For the next four years, Stewart and Wood worked together on roughly two albums a year, both Stewart albums and Faces albums. On his second solo album, Gasoline Alley , released in the fall of 1970, Stewart began to establish a reputation as an excellent interpreter of Bob Dylan songs by covering Dylan's folk song "Only A Hobo." The Stewart-Wood collaboration peaked in the year 1971, with Stewart's third solo album, Every Picture Tells A Story , which hit number one in America and Britain and made Stewart famous. It included Stewart's best-known song, still played relentlessly on classic rock stations: "Maggie May." The song tells the story of a young man trying to tear himself away from a consuming romance with a more mature woman. Stewart has said it was based on an actual affair he had with an older woman when he was 15 or 16.

Also in 1971, the Faces released perhaps their best two albums, Long Player and A Nod Is as Good as a Wink … To a Blind Horse , which reached the top ten in America and Britain and included their only American hit, "Stay With Me." The success of Stewart's solo career began to create tension in the Faces as they toured in early 1972. His new solo album, Never A Dull Moment , lived up to its title by ranging from a cover of soul singer Sam Cooke's euphoric "Twistin' the Night Away" to the lustful "Italian Girls." The Faces recorded one more studio album, Ooh La La , in 1973 and quarreled during a difficult tour of the United States, documented on the live album Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners . The band, estranged by early 1974, officially broke up in 1975, and Wood went on to join the Rolling Stones. Rock critics began to turn against Stewart with the release of his next solo album, Smiler , in 1974. Though recorded in the same style as his previous efforts, it showed he was in something of a rut.

It included a strong cover of Dylan's "Girl from the North Country," but also an ill-advised cover of Aretha Franklin's song "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," which Stewart changed to "Natural Man." Still, the album was a hit. In 1975, Stewart began a romance with Britt Ekland, a Swedish actress. He also decided to move to the United States because of a dispute with the British government over his taxes. His next album, Atlantic Crossing , commemorated his move and marked his transition from rock toward pop music. A Night on the Town from 1976, had a similar slick pop sound, but also featured ambitious songwriting. Stewart tipped his hat to his gay fans with "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)," a narrative about the murder of a gay friend of his, and covered folk singer Cat Stevens' "The First Cut is the Deepest." As Stewart became famous for his wild lifestyle and many actress and model girlfriends, his album titles turned cheeky, playing up his playboy image.

Albums such as Foot Loose & Fancy Free and Blondes Have More Fun , released in 1977 and 1978, sold millions of copies. On the latter, Stewart embraced disco. Critics reacted badly, especially hating the single "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"—but it became one of Stewart's biggest pop hits, hitting number one in 1979. Around this time, he married model Alana Hamilton; they went on to have two children, Kimberly and Sean. In 1981, on Tonight I'm Yours , Stewart updated his sound with then-popular new wave and synth pop styles. But his career took a downturn soon after, both in record sales and musical quality. He released a few singles during the 1980s, such as "Lost in You" and a cover of Dylan's "Forever Young," that were well-crafted enough to hit the pop charts but soft enough to disappoint old fans. A 1984 profile in People found him going through a bitter divorce from his first wife, Alana, after five years of marriage, and becoming more frugal after years of outrageous spending.

"Gone are the fleet of nine sports cars, the troop of retainers," reported Todd Gold of People . Not gone were Stewart's playboy antics; at 39, he was dating a 25-year-old model, Kelly Emberg, and several other women. (He eventually had a daughter, Ruby, with Emberg.) He briefly reunited with Beck for what was to be a full tour, but Beck soon dropped out after—in the opinion of Stewart and his band—dragging down the show with extremely long guitar solos. Stewart was 39 when Gold profiled him for People . He was about to bring his 80-year-old father along on tour with him for two weeks, which made him think about what it would be like to be that old. "I suppose it'd be hard to sing rock 'n' roll at 80," he told Gold with a laugh. "But you've got no idea what it's like to be up there in front of 20,000 screaming fans. It's a hard thing to give up.

It's really like a drug." A comeback began in 1989 when Stewart, embracing the advent of CDs and the trend of career-spanning box sets, released the four-disc set Storyteller . It included a cover of the Tom Waits song "Downtown Train," which became a major hit. He showed a partial return to rock form with 1991's Vagabond Heart , which included a duet with soul star Tina Turner and contributions from Robbie Robertson, former leader of The Band (Dylan's mid-'60s backup group, which had become popular in its own right in the 1970s). He reunited with Wood for his appearance on the television show MTV Unplugged , which spawned the album Unplugged … and Seated . The well-received performance included many of his best songs from the early '70s. Meanwhile, his love life was on the upswing too; in 1991, he married another model, Rachel Hunter, who was in her early 20s, half his age. The couple had a daughter, Renee, and a son, Liam.

With the 1998 album When We Were the New Boys , whose title clearly points back to his rock roots, Stewart pleased rock and roll fans for the first time in years. The album included a strong cover of "Cigarettes and Alcohol" by Oasis, one of the top British rock bands of the 1990s. But he quickly hit another rough patch in his career and romantic life. In 1999, he and his wife separated. Stewart, then 54, cheered himself up by dating another model, Tracy Tweed, 34, followed by 29-year-old underwater photographer Robbie Lauren, followed by Penny Lancaster, also 29 and both a photographer and a lingerie model. Thyroid surgery in 2000 lowered his voice slightly, and his 2001 album Human , an attempt to cross over to urban and contemporary pop, bombed commercially and was savaged by critics. To revive his career, Stewart tapped the songwriting of a much earlier generation.

Starting with It Had to Be You and continuing through three more albums, Stewart recorded versions of classics from the Great American Songbook, a term for the best American pop music of the first half of the 20th century, including the work of such acclaimed songwriters as George Gershwin and Cole Porter. The albums, released between 2002 and 2005 and collected into a box set, became hits on adult contemporary charts. Stewart had not expected their commercial success. "It was meant to be a labor of love, something I was doing for a laugh," he told Rebecca Winters of Time , "and here we are going double platinum." Some critics recoiled, though, saying Stewart lacked the vocal talent to interpret the nuanced old standards. Chuck Arnold of People proclaimed the first two albums "lame." Ty Burr of Entertainment Weekly called the whole series "sacrilegious." Stewart seemed unfazed. In March of 2005, at age 60, he proposed to Lancaster, now 34, while they were in at the top of Paris' Eiffel Tower. That December, Lancaster gave birth to Stewart's sixth child, Alastair.

In March of 2006, Stewart and Hunter finalized their divorce after a seven-year legal battle. In 2006, Stewart's career took another new turn. He encouraged celebrity Paris Hilton to record his song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" for her first album, and she did. It was released on her first album in August of 2006. Meanwhile, Stewart announced the October of 2006 release of his new album, Still the Same … Great Rock Classics of Our Time , which includes rock ballads such as Dylan's "If Not For You," Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," and the title track, Bob Seger's "Still the Same." The album was predicted to be a return to form that would please both consumers and hard-to-please critics. Selected discography The Rod Stewart Album , Mercury, 1969. Gasoline Alley , Mercury, 1970. Every Picture Tells A Story , Mercury, 1971. Never A Dull Moment , Mercury, 1972. Smiler , Mercury, 1974. Atlantic Crossing , Warner Bros., 1975.

A Night on the Town , Warner Bros., 1976. Foot Loose & Fancy Free , Warner Bros., 1977. Blondes Have More Fun , Warner Bros., 1978. Foolish Behaviour , Warner Bros., 1980. Tonight I'm Yours , Warner Bros., 1981. Absolutely Live , Warner Bros., 1982. Body Wishes , Warner Bros., 1983. Camouflage , Warner Bros., 1984. Every Beat of My Heart , Wea International, 1986. Rod Stewart , Warner Bros., 1986. Out of Order , Warner Bros., 1988. Storyteller (box set), Warner Bros., 1989. Vagabond Heart , Warner Bros., 1991. Unplugged … And Seated , Warner Bros., 1993. Spanner in the Works , Warner Bros., 1995. When We Were the New Boys , Warner Bros., 1998. Human , Atlantic, 2001.

It Had to Be You … The Great American Songbook , J-Records, 2002. As Time Goes By … The Great American Songbook, Vol. 2 , J-Records, 2003. Stardust … The Great American Songbook, Vol. 3 , J-Records, 2004. Thanks for the Memory … The Great American Songbook, Vol. 4 , J-Records, 2005. The Great American Songbook Box Set , J-Records, 2005. Still the Same … Great Rock Classics of Our Time , J-Records, 2006. The Faces First Step (as the Small Faces), Mercury, 1970. Long Player , Mercury, 1971. A Nod Is as Good as a Wink … To a Blind Horse , Mercury, 1971. Ooh La La , Mercury, 1973. Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners , Mercury, 1974. Jeff Beck Group Rod Stewart on Apple Music To preview a song, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to buy and download music.

Biography Over the course of his career, Rod Stewart has had it all. He's been lauded as the finest singer of his generation, he's written several songs that turned into modern standards, he sang with the Faces, who rivaled the Rolling Stones in their prime, he had massive commercial success. Stewart also saw his critical respect slip away during the '80s, when he recorded lightweight pop and although he did record some terrible albums -- and he would admit that freely -- Stewart will always be remembered as one of rock & roll's best interpretive singers as well as an accomplished, innovative songwriter, creating a raw combination of folk, rock, blues, and country that sounded like no other folk-rock or country-rock material. Instead of finding the folk in rock, he found how folk rocked like hell on its own. After Stewart became successful, he began to lose the rootsier elements of his music, yet he remained a superb singer, even as he abandoned his own artistic path in favor of following pop trends. Stewart began his musical career after spending some time as an apprentice with the Brentford Football Club, touring Europe with folk singer Wizz Jones in the early '60s; during this time he was deported from Spain for vagrancy.

When he returned to England in 1963, he joined the Birmingham-based R&B group Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions as a vocalist and harmonica player. The band toured the U.K. and recorded one single for Pye Records that featured Stewart on blues harp. After moving back to London, he joined Long John Baldry's band, the Hoochie Coochie Men. The group recorded a single in 1964, "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl," that failed to chart, and soon afterward the band evolved into Steampacket. During the summer of 1965, the group supported the Rolling Stones and the Walker Brothers on a U.K. tour and recorded an album that remained unreleased until 1970. Early in 1966, Steampacket disbanded and Stewart became a member of the blues-rock combo Shotgun Express, which released one single that fall before splitting. Stewart then joined the Jeff Beck Group at the end of 1966. With the Jeff Beck Group, Stewart began his climb to stardom.

He and the former Yardbird guitarist pioneered the heavy blues-rock team of a virtuoso guitarist and a dynamic, sexy lead vocalist that became the standard blueprint for heavy metal. Truth, the band's debut album, was released in the fall of 1968, and became a hit in both America and Britain. The Jeff Beck Group toured both countries several times in 1968 and 1969, gaining a dedicated following. In the summer of 1969, they released their second album, Beck-Ola, which became another hit record in both the U.S. and U.K. However, the group fell apart in the fall. After rejecting an offer to join the American rock group Cactus, Stewart and Jeff Beck Group bassist Ron Wood joined the Small Faces, replacing the departed vocalist/guitarist Steve Marriott. With Wood switching over to guitar, the group shortened its name to the Faces and recorded its debut album, First Step.

During this time, Stewart had also signed a solo contract, releasing his first album, An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (retitled The Rod Stewart Album for its American release), at the end of 1969; the record failed to chart in the U.K., yet it made it to number 139 on the U.S. charts. On the album, Stewart's folk roots meshed with his R&B and rock influences, creating a distinctive, stripped-down acoustic-based rock & roll that signaled he was a creative force in his own right. The Faces released First Step in the spring of 1970. The album was a departure both from the R&B/pop direction of the Small Faces and the heavy blues of the Jeff Beck Group; instead, the group became a boisterous, boozy, and sloppy Stones-inspired rock & roll band. The album fared better in the U.K. than it did in the U.S., yet the group built a devoted following on both continents with their reckless, messy live shows. Stewart released his second solo album, Gasoline Alley, in the fall of 1970, supporting it with an American tour.

The following year proved to be pivotal in Stewart's career. At the beginning of 1971, the Faces released their second album, Long Player, which became a bigger hit than First Step, yet his third solo album, Every Picture Tells a Story, made Rod Stewart a household name, reaching number one in both America and Britain. "Reason to Believe" was the first single from the album, becoming a minor hit in both countries, but when DJs began playing the B-side, "Maggie May," it became a number one hit in both the U.K. and U.S. for five weeks in September. The Faces released their third album, A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse, a couple of months later. Thanks to the success of Every Picture Tells a Story, the album was a Top Ten hit in both countries; it also launched the single "Stay with Me," which became the band's only Top 40 hit in the U.S. The following year, the Faces began a lengthy spring tour. During the tour, tensions grew within the band as Stewart's solo career increased in popularity.

That summer, Stewart released his fourth solo album, Never a Dull Moment, which nearly replicated the success of Every Picture Tells a Story, peaking at number two in the U.S. and number one in the U.K. In the spring of 1973, the Faces released their final album, Ooh La La. Stewart expressed his disdain for the record in the press, yet it hit number one in the U.K. and number 21 in the U.S. After releasing the "Pool Hall Richard" single in the beginning of 1974, the band went on tour; it would prove to be their last. Stewart released Smiler in the fall of 1975. Smiler followed the same formula as his previous four albums -- and it also became a hit -- yet it showed signs that the formula was wearing thin. In March of 1975, he began a love affair with Swedish actress Britt Ekland; the romance, along with a bitter fight with U.K. tax collectors, prompted him to apply for U.S. citizenship. Atlantic Crossing, released in the summer of 1975, made the singer's relocation explicit.

Recorded with producer Tom Dowd and the Muscle Shoals rhythm section, the album removed much of the singer's folk roots and accentuated his pop appeal. At the end of the year, Stewart left the Faces and the band finally called it quits. Recorded in Los Angeles with a group of studio musicians, 1976's A Night on the Town continued Stewart's move to slicker pop territory and proved quite successful, becoming his first platinum album; it featured the hit single "Tonight's the Night," which was number one in the U.S. for eight weeks. Foot Loose & Fancy Free, released the following year, followed the same artistic pattern as A Night on the Town while surpassing its commercial performance, selling over three million copies. Stewart incorporated some disco to his musical formula for 1978's Blondes Have More Fun. Supported by the number one single "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?," the record became Stewart's first number one album since Every Picture Tells a Story, selling over four million records. By this time, Stewart was notorious for his jet-set lifestyle, particularly the series of actresses and models he dated.

With 1981's Tonight I'm Yours, Stewart began adding elements of new wave and synth pop to his formula, resulting in another platinum album. Soon afterward, his career hit a slump. His next four albums sounded forced and he only scored three Top Ten hits between 1982 and 1988; out of those four albums, only 1983's Camouflage went gold. Stewart rebounded with 1988's Out of Order, recorded with Duran Duran's Andy Taylor and Chic's Bernard Edwards. His version of Tom Waits' "Downtown Train," taken from the 1989 four-disc box set Storyteller, became his biggest hit since "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Vagabond Heart (1991) reflected a more mature and reflective Rod Stewart and continued his comeback streak. Stewart reunited with Ron Wood to record an MTV Unplugged concert in 1993; the accompanying album, Unplugged...And Seated, launched the Top Ten hit single "Have I Told You Lately." Unplugged also returned Stewart to a more acoustic-based sound.

On his 1995 album A Spanner in the Works, the singer explored a more polished version of this sound, scoring another hit with Tom Petty's "Leave Virginia Alone." The following year, he released If We Fall in Love Tonight, which was comprised of both previously released and new material. When We Were the New Boys, a return to his roots in trad rock, followed in 1998. In 2001, Stewart embarked on a new path with Human, an album that attempted to cross over to contemporary and urban audiences, but it failed with the critical and commercial public alike. His next project may have sounded equally unlikely, but it was much more successful. It Had to Be You, the first in his series crooning the Great American Songbook, became an adult contemporary favorite and lodged near the top of the album charts after its release in 2002. As Time Goes By followed it into the charts in 2003 and missed the top spot by only one notch. In late 2004, his third volume in the series (Stardust) hit number one. Thanks for the Memory became the fourth entry in the series in 2005.

By the year's end, all four volumes were collected in The Great American Songbook Box Set. In 2006, he continued his series of cover albums, but this time he focused on the rock & roll era. Still the Same: Great Rock Classics of Our Time appeared toward the end of the year, with a version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" as its lead single. Stewart next tackled soul and Motown classics with 2009's Soulbook but returned to standards for 2010's fifth installment of his Great American Songbook series, Fly Me to the Moon. Stewart continued to flirt with the idea of a Faces reunion throughout this period, but even when the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the spring of 2012, he stayed on the sidelines. Instead, Stewart prepped his first album for Verve: the seasonal set Merry Christmas, Baby, which appeared in October of 2012, the same month he published his memoir Rod: The Autobiography. Authoring his memoir inspired Stewart to return to songwriting, a discipline he left behind in the '90s.

His next album, Time -- his first for Capitol Records -- was comprised almost entirely of songs he had co-written and they all had a distinctly autobiographical bent. Time was released in May of 2013. Following its success, Stewart returned to the studio to record another collection of original material. Another Country appeared in October 2015, preceded by the single "Love Is." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Top Albums Good Boys: Ronnie Lane Articles ROCK BASSIST RONNIE LANE DIES IN TRINIDAD Associated Press Jun 6, 1997 Ronnie Lane , bassist and co-founder of the Faces, the British band that launched Rod Stewart's career, has died after a two-decade battle against multiple sclerosis. Lane, 51, who was taken to Mt. San Rafael Hospital, died Wednesday. Local authorities in this town, about 197 miles south of Denver, would not release any more information about his death or funeral arrangements. Sue Lane, the musician's wife, issued a statement through a spokeswoman at the Comi Funeral Home: "Mr. Ronnie Lane passed away Wednesday, June 4, after a brave battle with M.S.

Private family services were held according to his wishes." Lane and his wife reportedly have lived quietly in Colorado for at least three years. Lane is survived by two sons and two stepdaughters. Lane, born in London, co-founded the British group Small Faces in 1965 and co-wrote most of the band's hits with lead singer Steve Marriott, including the chart-topping Itchycoo Park. After evolving into the Faces in 1969, the band launched lead singer Rod Stewart to international stardom. Lane's health began deteriorating in 1975 after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a debilitating nerve ailment. He reportedly sought alternative health treatment, including snake venom injections, and had his teeth fillings replaced after it was suggested mercury in them may have made him ill. Rampant sex? I got tired of that, claims Rod Stewart - Telegraph Celebrity news Rampant sex? I got tired of that, claims Rod Stewart The rock star Rod Stewart has told how he had so much sex in the early seventies that he got tired and bored of it.

Rod Stewart with Joanna Lumley in 1978 and (right) performing in 2004 Photo: Rex/Reuters By Richard Alleyne 9:36AM BST 05 Oct 2012 Stewart, now 67, said girls would throw themselves at him when he was the lead singer of The Faces from 1969 to 1975. He had so many girls he lost count and in the end he and band member Ronnie Wood became so jaded they had more fun hanging out together. "Women literally threw themselves at The Faces 'cos we were cute and we were British," he told the Daily Mail. "Me and Ronnie just got tired of sex after a while, and we were only in our early 20s. "Come to think of it, we always got more fun out of each other, me and Ronnie, than we did with the girls we were with.

Related Articles Rod Stewart's former wife Alana Stewart finds secret of eternal youth 02 Feb 2012 "You can't understand it if you haven't been through it, but we were literally peeling the girls off us." Stewart, who has just written his autobiography, said that for a few years he operated a "one in, one out" policy in the bedroom. But he soon got disillusioned with promiscuity. "I got bored of not feeling affectionate towards girls," he said. "I wanted to be in love. I wanted something special. After a while it was sad, it was actually sad. "I remember being at a hotel in Cannes and we were s******g ourselves rotten and I said "this is f***ing depressing". "And it was. You just felt empty. If you're 17 or 18 it's great fun, in your 20s it is fine, but the older you get ... the more tragic it gets.' The father-of-eight, who has been married three times, claims to have bedded a long list of models and actresses including Joanna Lumley, Britt Ekland and Susan George.

Penny Lancaster with her husband Rod Stewart (Getty Images) Now married to Penny Lancaster, he admits that he is not quite so active any more. "I don't get as much as I used to," he said. "Once kids come along, it's not as frequent." He admitted that he had used drugs in the past but never to serious excess. "I was incredibly lucky there," he said. "I did the drug thing, but never on a daily basis, and never to the point where it was out of control. "It was only ever purely social: the occasional "sniff sniff" at a party. I stopped more than ten years ago and yes, it was foolish. I was lucky." Rod Stewart & The Faces - Jodie - YouTube Rod Stewart & The Faces - Jodie Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later.

Published on Aug 8, 2013 The Faces are an English rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after lead singer/guitarist Steve Marriott left that group to form Humble Pie. The remaining Small Faces—Ian McLagan (keyboards), Ronnie Lane (bass), and Kenney Jones (drums and percussion)—were joined by Ronnie Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (lead vocals), both from The Jeff Beck Group, and the new line-up was renamed the Faces Category

Question: Rod Stewart was the lead singer of which band from 1969 to 1975?
Answer: THE FACES